Ahmed Akkari

Ahmed Akkari is a Danish teacher of Lebanese origin who became known for his involvement in the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy in 2005-2006. Shortly after the Danish newspaper published its Prophet Muhammad cartoons in 2005, Ahmed embarked on an international tour that was meant to stir up outrage amongst Muslims. He was a prominent leader in Denmark’s Muslim community at the time. In August 2013, Akkari publicly reversed course and categorically asserted that Jyllands-Posten had a right to publish the cartoons. He is now the most vocal Muslim thinker against radicalism in Denmark.